Claud Allister
Acting
Born: 1888-08-02 in London, England, UK
Biography
Claud Allister (3 October 1888 – 26 July 1970) was an English actor. After his education at Felsted, in Essex, he appeared in 74 films between 1929 and 1955. He was born William Claud Michael Palmer in London, England and died in Santa Barbara, California. His interment was located in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. He began his career as a stockbroker's clerk but gave it up and made his stage debut in 1910. He toured England playing minor parts till the war started. He served in WWI and in 1924 went to America to act on the stage. In 1929 he made his film debut where he featured in The Trial of Mary Dugan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Claud Allister, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Rat (voice)
The Reluctant Dragon
Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
Pride and Prejudice
Mr. Beck
The Awful Truth
Lord Fabian (uncredited)
Dracula's Daughter
Sir Aubrey
Kiss Me Kate
Paul
Platinum Blonde
Dawson - the Valet
Charming Sinners
Gregson
Storm Over Bengal
Redding
The Black Shield of Falworth
Sir George
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Cornell
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Sir Giles (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Dark Angel
Lawrence Bidley
The Private Life of Don Juan
The Duke, as Dukes Go
The Wind in the Willows
Rat (voice)
Blond Cheat
Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)
Quartet
1st. Club Man (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
Reaching for the Moon
Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
Hong Kong
Hotel Manager
A Yank in the R.A.F.
Officer-Motorist (uncredited)
Captain Fury
Suco
The First Gentleman
Manservant
Captain Applejack
John Jason
Lillian Russell
Arthur Sullivan
Bulldog Drummond
Algy Longworth
Danger – Love at Work
Gun salesman
The Unexpected Father
Claude
The Florodora Girl
Lord Rumblesham
Sleeping Car
Baron Delande
Slightly Scarlet
Albert Hawkins
Monte Carlo
Prince Otto von Liebenheim
Every Night at Eight
Mr. Vernon (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Algy Longworth
Confirm or Deny
William (scenes deleted)
The Midshipmaid
Chinley
On the Loose
Mr. Loder's friend
Charley's Aunt
Spectator